Kirra (Bindi Irwin) una niña australiana de once años, se ve obligada a pasar una temporada con su abuelo (Beau Bridges) en Sudáfrica. Una noche su abuelo encuentra una orca atrapada en medio de una tempestad y decide capturarla. Nace entonces una gran amistad entre la niña y el animal, al que llama Willy. Cuando la orca crece y resulta imposible seguir cuidándola, la única solución que se presenta es venderla a un individuo sin escrúpulos cuya intención es ganar dinero exhibiéndola en un parque temático. Kirra, aterrada, intentará que su amiga vuelva a vivir libremente en el océano. (FILMAFFINITY)
Ambientada en las heladas tierras del norte de Canadá, allí el joven Luke desafiará los peligros de la naturaleza y la dura inclemencia del tiempo invernal para ayudar a un joven oso polar a que se reúna con su madre.
Mientras cumple sus horas de servicio comunitario en un rancho de rescate de caballos, Emma forma un vínculo con un caballo de feria maltratado que no permitirá que nadie lo monte.
Sara Gold es una activista en ascenso en la Agencia de Protección de Animales ( UAPA ), una importante organización de los derechos de los animales que lleva a cabo rescates de animales y grupos de presión por mejores leyes del bienestar animal . Seleccionada para una tarea importante , Sara se hace pasar por un interno de la universidad para infiltrarse en una presunta “fábrica de cachorros”.
Una película animada de media hora para toda la familia basada en el libro escrito por Julia Donaldson e ilustrado por Axel Scheffler. The Snail and the Whale es el clásico que nos muestra un caracol joven inquieto que tiene ambiciones de viajar por el mundo. Los otros caracoles piensan que debería quedarse, pero hace un llamado para un "Ascensor buscado en todo el mundo". ¡Finalmente su llamada es respondida por una gran ballena jorobada gris-azul! Ella se marcha con él a través de los mares. En su viaje, el caracol y la ballena descubren enormes icebergs y tierras lejanas, montañas ardientes y arenas doradas. El caracol está encantado con el maravilloso mundo que la rodea, hasta que se da cuenta de lo pequeño que la hace sentir.
The devastating impact of industrial and military ocean noise on whales and other marine life.
Un hombre esconde a su perro de las autoridades islámicas. Una chica llega a la casa de este huyendo precisamente de las autoridades. No salimos de la casa y el exterior parece una amenaza. Un arranque contundente para una película crítica y tensa, en la que hay espacio para lo autorreferencial, para la aparición de un Jafar Panahi que, aunque recluso en su casa, sigue haciendo cine.
Director Mirjam Leuze’s The Whale and The Raven illuminates the many issues that have drawn whale researchers, the Gitga’at First Nation, and the Government of British Columbia into a complex conflict. As the people in the Great Bear Rainforest struggle to protect their territory against the pressure and promise of the gas industry, caught in between are the countless beings that call this place home.
Every km of ocean now contains an average of 74,000 pieces of plastic. A 'plastic soup' of waste, killing hundreds of thousands of animals every year and leaching chemicals slowly up the food chain. In Holland, scientists found plastic in the stomachs of 95% of all fulmar birds. In Germany, plastic has been found to affect the reproductive systems of animals, while in the US, conservationists are seeing increasing numbers of dolphins die in agony, their guts blocked with rubbish. What will be the long term impact of this 'plastic pollution'? Can anything be done to clean up our oceans?
In this moving and informative documentary, the rescue me team goes to the United Kingdom to exam a local home-grown cat rescue and a larger national organization.
Charles Landon y su familia consiguen escapar a una tormenta en alta mar y se refugian en un pequeño pueblo pesquero. Afectada también por la tormenta, una ballena jorobada se ha quedado atrapada en la laguna del pueblo. Muchos son los que, movidos por ciertos intereses, intentan matarla, pero Charles no sólo la defiende, sino que trata de convencer a los vecinos del pueblo de lo absurdo de su comportamiento.
Wildlife photographer Richard Sidey joins an international team of whale research scientists in Antarctica to document their work on how Humpback Whales are adapting to a changing ocean.
This films reveals the extraordinary variety of life found in the vast blue expanses of the
open ocean. Here, all the action takes place in a 10 metre deep band of water, just under the surface. Many species use this section of water to migrate and hunt while others use ingenious ways to stay hidden where there appears to be no shelter.
A newly discovered mega-hunt is happening off the coast of South Africa. In an epic annual spectacle in False Bay, a pod of cunning killer whales hunt 5,000 common dolphins.
This sweet and inspiring documentary explores the highs, lows and daily realities of running a dog rescue. It tells the story of Diana England, a retired nail-stylist, who started her own animal rescue in Las Vegas, A Home 4 Spot.
Ocean Souls Films and Wildlife Media unite 100+ filmmakers, scientists, and leading experts to shine a bright, new spotlight on humanity’s closest living relatives - cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises). New footage and scientific discoveries reveal the extraordinary world beneath the ocean’s surface, where these majestic beings exhibit characteristics not unlike ours in terms of emotions, language, family, intelligence, and human interaction. Directed by Philip Hamilton, this multi-award-winning film inspires people to care and want to protect the oceans.
Whales are the largest mammals in the oceans. Giants like Moby Dick inhabit the world’s oceans. But Flipper, the dolphin, also belongs to their species. Hampie, the little humpback whale, will not become as huge as Moby Dick. But at his birth he is already much larger than Flipper. When he has grown up, he has no natural enemies in the ocean. But growing up is quite stressful, Hampie can tell you about it. And no enemies? – That would be nice. But see for yourself how he lives. Get to know his family and listen to the tales from the past. Discover his living space, which is beautiful, but also full of dangers. And accompany him on his long, adventurous journey from the Pacific to the Arctic.
Documentary about the abandonment of cats in the Carlos Thays botanical garden, in the city of Buenos Aires, which is a very old problem. To help alleviate this problem there is the Botanist's Cats Protection Commission. This documentary not only reflects the work of the group but also the risks to which an animal exposes when abandoned. This documentary is produced, recorded and edited by Georgina Zanardi, image and sound designer, founder of Mondo Lila Producciones and volunteer for the Botanical's cat protection commission. The music is composed by Leandro Bajar, guitarist and composer in various musical groups, the music was recorded by Christian Vieyra. The sound design is done by Iván Rivelli, an audiovisual graduate, the graphic design is in charge of Francisca Brown, graphic designer and volunteer for the Botanist's cat protection commission.
